: About Me

Emily Gets Her Button (Never Give a Gangster Your Library Card) "I'm drawing a picture here." "Ange-" "Now your girl...what's her stupid name?" "Lookit. I'm telling you again-" "Name of the girl." "Miriamne." "Meer-ee-am-nuh," Licata says, aping a drunken beer slur, playing dumb, on "nuh" drops the empty Schaefer can to the instep of his black boot, makes two attempts at a hacky-sack kick juggle before steel-toeing it into the yard. "Hell'd you get that name?" "Stole it," I said. "Hadda have something going for you. Knew you did." "Angelo, c'mon, last time. You're waving your gun on my por...